Maybe not too complicated to understand

[Hurtin4certain]

Hey Michael... I totally know what you're talking about in regards to worrying how your kids will take this. When my W left, she took EVERYTHING (partly because I allowed her too because I was scared of making her mad and wanted to save my M, bad move). My D and I got home and the house was completely bare. I was absolutely floored! It hit me like a ton of bricks!

It was then that the denial could no longer be denied, she was gone. I immediately went into father mode. My D became EVERYTHING to me. She could only sleep if she had her head on my chest (she was 5 years old). I silently cried that first night as my D fell asleep. I spent the next several weeks (when my D was her mom's house) at the library reading books about divorce and children.

We enrolled her in counseling that really seemed to help her, I strongly recommend.

I feel for your kids, its not easy but if you can assure them that you arent going to abandon them, they will heal. Make sure you try and put on a brave face for them as when they see you sad, they really worry because the one person that can protect them isnt capable.

My prayers are with you. Hang in there.